BRETT FAVRE AND HIS FUTURE

[swede]

Nick and Shamrock,

Excellent posts.

Bretsky. I'd be happy for Brett if he went to another team and helped them win. At this point, however, I don't know if he can pick up a new offense and play well. It's not physical with Brett. He's got an amazing amount left in the tank. But he hates to sit in a room and talk. He hates meetings and listening to coaches drone on and on. A new team would kill Brett. He already dreads coming back to this one with a bunch of new coaches.

I'd be happier if he stayed here and tried to play mistake-free football for us for another season or two. I am afraid, however, that he can no longer be coached and will be unwilling to change his five-pick a game habit.

As it is, he's inappropriately attempting to leverage the GM into throwing money at imaginary free agents that will somehow save the team.

I love Brett. Always will. But this off-season act is quickly growing old.

[Bretsky]

I don't buy the he's impossilbe to coach theory; I don't think anybody with the ability to help him has been a coach for a while now. I'd be happy if BF just comes out and succeeds.

[billy_oliver880]

I don't buy the he's impossilbe to coach theory; I don't think anybody with the ability to help him has been a coach for a while now. I'd be happy if BF just comes out and succeeds.

Maybe they just need a guy who is willing to shoot Brett straight. Tell him whats happening and how to fix it. I think the last qb coach we had was sort of a stop gap.

[Bretsky]

I don't buy the he's impossilbe to coach theory; I don't think anybody with the ability to help him has been a coach for a while now. I'd be happy if BF just comes out and succeeds.

Maybe they just need a guy who is willing to shoot Brett straight. Tell him whats happening and how to fix it. I think the last qb coach we had was sort of a stop gap.

I agree
Bevell could teach Favre little
Favre reportedly had several issues with Rossley
I was never convinced Sherman tried to coach him on gameday like Holmy did.

Maybe MM can help him ?

[woodbuck27]

"I am afraid, however, that he can no longer be coached and will be unwilling to change his five-pick a game habit. " Swede


OK allllriigghhtyy then. 16 games x 5 Picks/game =

ONLY 90 picks and Brett Favre = PRICELESS !

[swede]

Maybe not 90 picks a year, but enough that every defense that faces Brett is completely aware of his propensity for tossing it up and they game plan around picking him off.

Think back to the early years and how Brett had to walk back to a red-faced, wild-eyed, mustache-bristling Holmgren after forcing throws into coverage. He learned and he broke his bad habits.

I believe that Brett could come back and play at a Pro-Bowl level again. He had enough pride to work with a trainer and improve his body. If he could work with the coaching staff in a matter-of-fact way to improve his decision-making in games he'd be fine.

Look, TT and MM have some work to do also. They need to pick Vernon Davis and sell Brett on the return of a true West-Coast passing attack. The hallmark pass of favre's career was never really the long ball. He's okay at the long ball, but not great. With favre it was that laser-strike hitting a receiver on a slant: the West-Coast medium-distance stuff. Watch the wins pile up if that starts to happen again.

[Tarlam!]

Good last post Swede. Double TE sets is what we lacked under Sherman. Instead he relied on the U71 package one season too long. When Bubba went down last season, those to back-up TEs stepped up. I cannot fathom why they were never on the field at the same time with DD and Chat....

[Fosco33]

This is freaky...

[HarveyWallbangers]

How come all of Patler's posts are edited? Apparently, Patler was Shamrock, but I only remember him as Patler. This was back when JustinHarrell was NickCollins.

[th87]

Wow, Swede knows his stuff.

[falco]

what are you trying to hide patler????

all of his posts are edited in the middle of the night.......

also, I think patler has always been patler here...wasn't he only shamrock at JSO?

[Rastak]

what are you trying to hide patler????

all of his posts are edited in the middle of the night.......

also, I think patler has always been patler here...wasn't he only shamrock at JSO?

He was Shamrock here at first.

[Rastak]

Wow, what happened to the "screw Brett Favre" tone?


That's all I've been hearing for a few weeks, other than a select few.

[Guiness]

How come all of Patler's posts are edited? Apparently, Patler was Shamrock, but I only remember him as Patler. This was back when JustinHarrell was NickCollins.

Nah, Patler showed up here as Shamrockfan, and some started calling him Shamler shortly after...he has a pretty distinct writing style that was recognized. He came out of the closet shortly after, and it's been happily ever after.

IIRC it was related to the whole CE/JSO/PR split, and you were deciding where to hang your hat, wasn't it Patler?

I'm confused about your editing your posts as well though; your posts are always good, and I don't know why you'd want any of them removed.

[ZachMN]

so a few of you saw the potential in Bretts early years even while he was struggling? Thats easy to say now with hindsight however whose to say Arod wont have some bad games but in the long run the team will be better off with him improving under real conditions instead of being emotional about a qb whose best days are behind him.........